Authority of President to Appoint Certain AFP Officers
Republic Act No. 645, enacted on June 12, 1951, empowers the President of the Philippines to appoint reserve officers from the Armed Forces to the regular force, exceeding the rank of Second Lieutenant, within a three-year timeframe. The appointments are limited to 150 officers in the first year and 50 officers in each subsequent year, based on recommendations from the Secretary of National Defense. The law allows for the computation of active service years for reserve officers to begin from their appointment date. It stipulates that any required probationary period cannot exceed the law's effectiveness. The Act takes effect on July 1, 1952.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 645
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 12, 1951
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 645
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS TO APPOINT OFFICERS FROM THE RESERVE FORCE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES ABOVE THE GRADE OF SECOND LIEUTENANT
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section four (c) of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred and ninety-one, and under such rules and regulations as the President of the Philippines may prescribe, the President, within a period of three years from the effectivity of this Act and upon recommendation of the Secretary of National Defense, is hereby authorized to appoint reserve officers into the regular force of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the number of appointees not to exceed one hundred and fifty officers in the first year, and not to exceed fifty officers yearly, thereafter: Provided, That in the computation of the years of active service of any reserve officer, he shall be credited with the number of years of active service rendered after the date of appointment: Provided, further, That no probationary period that may be required under this Act shall extend beyond the period of effectivity of this Act. cd
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1952.
Approved: June 12, 1951
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 47, No. 7, p. 3350 in July 1951
Cite This Law
Authority of President to Appoint Certain AFP Officers, Republic Act No. 645, Jun 12, 1951 (Philippines)
Authority of President to Appoint Certain AFP Officers, Republic Act No. 645 (Phil. 1951)
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